Sometimes, my work in helping to develop content for Living Abroad offers unexpected benefits in my home country. One late November afternoon last year, I went to a brand new store at my local shopping mall. UNIQLO, headquartered in Yamaguchi, Japan, has added a number of stores in the United States in recent years — […] Continue reading… from Unexpected Surprise
Living Abroad’s International Relocation Center (IRC) provides 185 up-to-date reports designed specifically for corporate assignees and business travelers. You will find detailed, easy-to-access information. While it may seem daunting to have so much information at your fingertips, most answers are fewer than three clicks away. Here are five important answers from a country homepage in […] Continue reading… from With Living Abroad, you’re only a click away!
Many people in North America were excited about Pope Francis’ recent visit to the United States. But the most excited of all may have been a family of six from his home country, Argentina. At the beginning of 2015, parents Noel Zemborain and Catire Walker learned that the Pope would speak at a conference of […] Continue reading… from A Trip of a Lifetime
Summer is a time for relaxation, outdoor activities, and spending time with friends and family. But in New Zealand, this summer was a time for — possibly — selecting a new national flag. Over the last fifty years, there have been a number of calls to change the flag. Advocates have maintained that the current […] Continue reading… from A Symbol For New Zealand Is Changing
The life of a globally mobile person can be hectic — and losing access to email, social media, shopping accounts and other online services can quickly tip it into chaos. Here are three things you can do to substantially boost your digital security, and your peace of mind: 1. Use a password management service. Experts […] Continue reading… from Ways to Boost Your Digital Security
The current debt crisis in Greece has brought the eyes of the world, once again, to the eurozone and to the European Union. With its roots in the years immediately following World War II, the European Union (EU) has had profound effects on life, business, and travel in Europe and elsewhere. In the last twenty […] Continue reading… from What’s new at the EU?
Johnny Depp is currently in Australia, shooting the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie. And, like many globally mobile professionals, he misses his pets. Last month, Depp arranged to have his Yorkshire terriers, Boo and Pistol, flown into the country via private jet. But the dogs returned home a few days later after Agriculture Minister […] Continue reading… from What’s Johnny Depp doing down under?
The arrival of a reissued credit card in the mail can mean inconvenience. But in some parts of the world right now, it should be cause for celebration. Magnetic strip credit cards that are replaced with ‘chip and PIN’ cards mean their owners can look forward to eventually enjoying the same level of fraud protection […] Continue reading… from Did you get yours?
I’ve lived at some distance from family for two decades — and yet, we’re still very close. While we visit each other when we can, and talk regularly via telephone and Skype, we’ve also developed less common ways of keeping in touch. Here are four of them: Playing games Not all interaction has to be […] Continue reading… from Ways to stay in touch across the miles
